Psalm 28:1–9

¹To you, O Lord, I call;

my rock, do not refuse to hear me,

for if you are silent to me,

I shall be like those who go down to the Pit.^*

²Hear the voice of my supplication,

as I cry to you for help,

as I lift up my hands

toward your most holy sanctuary.^x*

³Do not drag me away with the wicked,

with those who are workers of evil,

who speak peace with their neighbors

while mischief is in their hearts.^*

⁴Repay them according to their work

and according to the evil of their deeds;

repay them according to the work of their hands;

render them their due reward.^*

⁵Because they do not regard the works of the Lord

or the work of his hands,

he will break them down and build them up no more.^*

⁶Blessed be the Lord,

for he has heard the sound of my pleadings.^*

⁷The Lord is my strength and my shield;

in him my heart trusts;

so I am helped, and my heart exults,

and with my song I give thanks to him.^*

⁸The Lord is the strength of his people;

he is the saving refuge of his anointed.^*

⁹O save your people and bless your heritage;

be their shepherd and carry them forever.^*